DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 64.6 - - 61.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 19 - - 13 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2932 - - 2887 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 920 - - 921 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3821 - - 3776 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 946 - - 989 - - 3092 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 179 - - 165 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 092 - - 082 - - 079 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1234 - - 1015 - - -614 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2587 - - 2761 - - 1551 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 472 - - 285 - - -1165 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3349 - - 3491 - - 2102 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 64.6 - - 61.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.3 - - 56.0 - - 57.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.2 - - 64.5 - - 61.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.2 - - 54.9 - - 57.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 19 - - 13 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2932 - - 2887 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 99 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98502 8 140 8 189 1 213 98502 91156 5 151 4 115 2 086 91156 85474 6 192 4 075 4 127 85474 80733 8 174 5 205 2 339 80733 76651 5 179 8 212 7 303 76651 73062 2 208 2 199 4 301 73062 69824 1 224 2 180 1 194 69824 66852 1 231 5 248 1 096 66852 64092 2 188 8 265 3 334 64092 61424 1 020 8 255 7 302 61424 58655 8 303 8 289 10 307 58655 55794 12 296 10 299 15 283 55794 53073 20 317 17 321 14 298 53073 50628 32 302 29 301 26 306 50628 48433 30 300 40 296 38 302 48433 46447 35 307 39 295 45 292 46447 44636 41 302 38 298 40 290 44636 42964 41 318 42 304 46 314 42964 41408 58 323 57 307 61 313 41408 39949 69 315 64 306 66 308 39949 38567 65 310 63 307 66 305 38567 37221 64 314 59 308 59 305 37221 35845 61 319 54 309 53 309 35845 34407 52 317 50 308 48 312 34407 32914 46 317 49 308 45 312 32914 31349 42 321 46 307 42 310 31349 29701 40 329 44 311 34 304 29701 27973 33 339 34 327 21 301 27973 26163 32 335 27 329 20 304 26163 24273 29 329 22 332 20 303 24273 22310 26 328 20 329 18 297 22310 20269 19 341 17 340 9 314 20269 18145 13 342 12 345 7 320 18145 15983 5 356 5 357 3 276 15983 13906 1 090 2 338 2 236 13906 12018 5 099 3 103 2 208 12018 10344 9 117 9 132 7 157 10344 8864 14 126 12 140 10 156 8864 7553 12 131 9 137 8 147 7553 6391 11 130 7 133 6 130 6391 5370 13 118 8 112 8 111 5370 4476 12*098 8*084 9 103 4476 3693 12*096 8*082 9 100 3693 2995 12 093 9 081 9 097 2995 2378 11 092 9 081 10 094 2378 1863 10 090 9 082 10 091 1863 1468 10 089 9 082 10 088 1468 1196 9 089 8 082 8 084 1196 1031 8 089 8 082 7 082 1031 937 7 088 6 082 4*079 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography